City Market Presents Stewards of Healing Plants: Planting the Future with Rosemary Gladstar

City Market presents a lively discussion with world-renowned herbalist Rosemary Gladstar on Saturday, March 6, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., at the First Unitarian Universalist Society on Pearl Street.

Land stewardship, habitat protection and sustainable cultivation practices are of primary importance to the conservation of Native American medicinal plants and the rich heritage of American herbalism. Rosemary Gladstar has been practicing, living, learning, teaching, and writing about herbs for over 35 years. She is the author of nine books including the popular Herbal Healing for Women, Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health and the Science and Art of Herbalism, an extensive home study course. Join City Market in an important discussion about herbal conservation and discover the many ways that you can make a difference in helping to preserve not only medicinal plants but also the tradition of American Herbalism.

Hear Gladstar discuss land as sanctuary, creating botanical sanctuaries on your own land, cultivation methods of some of our most important native medicinal plants, and learn about plants that are ‘at risk’ in Vermont and the appropriate analogs for these herbs. A gorgeous slide presentation of North American at Risk Herbs and details about United Plant Savers, a grass roots non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation and cultivation of North American medicinal plants are also included.

The event is free and open to the public, but tickets are limited. Tickets are available the City Market Customer Service desk. The First Unitarian Universalist Society is located at 152 Pearl Street, in Burlington, Vermont.

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